Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,035, Benjamin Field, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Field, Benjamin
S 46035
CONTENTS
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17.343.
Wm Porter
Davy Field
Maddison in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Continental Army commanded by Captain Schuyler of the Pioneers commanded by Col. Coss in the N. Jersey line for 13 Mos.
Granted in the Bill of N. Jersey at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Aug. 1831 and sent to J. H. Randolph M.C. present
years to the 14th of Dec. 31 $ 10 00 Pension allowance ending Sept. 31 9 50 $ 19 50
Recorded by J. A. C. Clerk Revolutionary Claim, 2 Act June 7, 1832. Vol. 3 Page 111
Paid at Treasury under act of April, 1838, from 4th Sept 1842, to 31 Jan'y, 1843. Agent notified 7 April, 1845.

Benjamin H. Fields
Duplicate declaration &c
adm d 15 mo. pri 50 $
James F. Randolph H. Brumfield

Declaration of Benjamin H Field, of the County of Middlesex New Jersey, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. On this thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundred thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, now sitting, Benjamin H Field, of the township of Piscataway & State & County aforesaid, aged seventy years and upwards, who being sworn according to Law, doth on his oath say make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. He was born in the township of Piscataway, county of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, on the seventh day of April 1763, as appears from the family record in his possession. Has always resided in said township of Piscataway, lived here when he entered the service, & resides here now. By reason of advanced age and the infirmities consequent upon it, he is not enabled particularly to swear to the precise length of all his services, nor to relate all the circumstances connected with them but, according to the best of his recollection, he presents the following account of those services. He entered the service as a volunteer in the latter part of the year 1778, or in the beginning of '79, and before he was of age to be legally required to do duty, and served one term of a month under Capt. Schuyler & Col. Crow, at Woodbridge, and in that vicinity, in the usual service of guarding the lines from the enemy. There was a party of horse on Staten Island. Shortly after

in 1779, as soon as he was sixteen years of age, he was duly enrolled in the militia, and from that time forward, there was little else but calls on regular tours of duty or on general or partial alarms. The whole country was in a ferment almost all the time, from fraying Marauders, parties, and from more formidable & serious incursions. During the year 1779, he performed not less than four tours of a month each, all on the Wood- bridge station, moving thence to Amboy on the right and to Elizabeth Town, Newark, Bayonne & Paulus Hook on the left, & occasionally going up into the country, to catch the Tories & refugees, and roll or scotch the enemy. The first of these tours was, as he believes, under Capt. Sebring, and to also the second - The third was, he thinks, under Capt. Ten Eyck, who about this time succeeded Capt. Sebring in the command of the company to which declarant belongs - and the fourth was under Capt. Hugh Dunn. He was out fre- quently on small parties during this year, in addition to these regular tours. In 1780 was ordered out a- gain on his regular tours, and served certainly not less than four tours of a month each on the same Woodbridge station , and in the same kind of service as before related. The first of these tours of a month each was under Capt. Freeman, the second under Capt. Gulick, the third under Capt. Bodowice, & the fourth under Capt. H. Dunn. During this year, in warm weather, the battle or skirmish at Springfield took place but declarant was not in it. Col. Brown & Col. Webb were alternately in command during this year. In 1781, was out again, and served

at least four tours, of a month each, (think it was more, and that is the two preceding years, was not more than he has stated, but is often unwilling to go beyond what he is sure is the truth) of these four tours of a month each, the first was, as he believes, under Capt. Thom Eyre. The second under Capt. Sturges . The third under Capt. Thom Eyre, and the fourth under Capt. Freeman and all in the same district of country heretofore designated, and in the same service. Was out occasionally afterwards, in 1782, but don't recollect of performing more than two tours of a month each, in the same station under Capt. Freeman. During the whole of her service acted as a private. Mr. Brown that Melick was in error, his superior officers, & Gen. Head, as he believes, a part of the time. Recollects of no continental general officers in that station. Gen. Greene was at the battle of Springfield. Declarant was in no regular battle. Was in frequent skirmishes with detachments & small parties of the enemy, and the service altogether was very harassing, & laborious, and frequently very dangerous. He never received a written discharge, as he believes, nor can recollect. Has no documentary evidence of his services, but refers to the Ex-Pete P. Randolph letter well known to him, and to Dr. Peter Randolph & to one of her neighbors, who can testify to their reputation for veracity, and as to their belief of her services, and to Capt. Foremost, Dr. Eyre & Lieut. Hendepost who can speak, of their own knowledge, of those ser- vices. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the

present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Army of any State. from Mullica Hill, New Jersey, and the defendant further says that in consequence of the the day of year aforesaid he  he  was  was  unable  unable to procure one at the time.
Thos Hance Judge }
Benjamin Field
We Peter P. Runyon & Benjamin Field residing in the County of Middlesex and D Peter Randolph residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Field who has subscribed & sworn to the above declara- tion; that we believe him to be in the 71 st year of his age, as he has stated; that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Peter P. Runyon D. Fitz Randolph
Thos Hance, Judge
We Jeremiah L. Ely aged 78 years of age & William Deyo aged 81 years of age both soldiers of the Revolution both residents of the vicinity and neighborhood of Benjamin Field who has signed the foregoing declaration. — They said Jeremiah for himself says that he was a Captain in the War of the Revolution & that said Deyo for himself says that he was a Lieutenant in the same. They both concur in saying that they have known Benjamin Field from early life — that he entered the service regularly, that he was in '79 at the battle of  the battle of  the battle of

That he was always - That he was always out of the service several times in the subsequent years of '80 '81 '82 & to the close of the war They both concur in saying that he was out always in the service more good & faithful Soldier - That he is a man of undoubted truth Veracity, & that they believe his statement which they have heard read -
Given to Subscribers
The day & year aforesaid
in open Court
Jeremiah Leach
Wm Deyroot
Thos Lawrence, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that David Fite Randolph & Peter P. Runyon who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said county & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit And the Court further certifies that Jeremiah Leach and William Deyroot are residents of the said county - are reputed to be officers of the revolution & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to full credit
Thos Lawrence
Judges
H. Ford
of the said
Court of Common Pleas
Peter P. Runyon

I Nicholas Booracn Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Benjamin Field an applicant for a pension in relation to the matter before the by the said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this thirtieth day of July Eighteen hundred & thirty three - N. Booracn Clerk.

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Benjamin Field Private Rept N. J. Life Rev. Mar.
Act June 7. 1832
Index: Vol 3 , Page 111
[Arrangement of 1870.]